Summary: Continuation of The Next Generation. In the events preceeding current day Hyrule, the Hylia tribes are at war over control. The tribe known as Hylians are leading a army to battle against the final resisting tribe to unity, the Mukri', but while this battle is going on, a man destined for Hell must deal with his own dark thoughts.....
NOTE: Like always, violence.
And again, NOTE: Yes, I know. My story has to do with the Triforce Team. Just keep reading, Part I is about backstory, in order to explain what makes the baddie this time around so...well...bad. Hope everyone enjoys this one!
Categories: Fan Fiction Characters: Zelda, Link (OoT & MM), Impa
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Completed: No
Word count: 35337 Read: 76242
Published: Apr 29, 2005 Updated: Sep 11, 2005
The Passing of a Spirit by BOEG
Chapter Three: The Passing of a Spirit
Out of the forest they all continued to walk, further and further away from the spot where the arrow had been shot. The Triforce Team had a skilled assassin on their hands, and it needed to be killed, and soon. None feared for their lives, even if this assassin was to harm them, for they had learned the art of healing and self preservation quite well in the years past. After some amount of time and a rather large distance traveled, the team came to a stop in an area covered in orange sand.
The ocean’s waters gently beat against the ground, and the cry of gulls could be heard far off in the distance. Their voices sounded sad, likely a result of the loss of lives as of late. The team had the same dark feeling on their hearts, knowing that people were suffering and they were failing to stop it. It was their job, their reason above all else to live. And they felt they were failing.
“Hey, check it out,” Trunks said after a long silence, pointing out to the horizon. Just barely visible was a black shape, a large pirate ship. It was heading away from the shore.
“So what?” Impa asked.
“I dunno…what do you guys make of it?” Trunks asked.
“I think we have more important things to deal with right now,” Samus said, not even bothering to look.
“Ah…if only the goddesses would intervene a little more often,” Zelda said, almost to herself.
“That reminds me…Nayru, you’re named after one of Hyrule’s goddesses,” Jet said.
“Yes, all of the Oracles are,” Nayru said.
“Other Oracles?” Goku asked, standing.
“Yes…I am the Oracle of Ages. Din from Holodrum is the Oracle of Seasons, and Farore from Koholint Island is the Oracle of Secrets,” Nayru explained.
“Those three realms are linked then?” Impa asked.
“Yes, if one travels along the ocean in Holodrum, they will end up in Koholint by and by, even though it is a completely different planet. The same goes for Labrynna,” Nayru answered.
“I’ve heard about that before…wormholes…invisible spots that can transport you over any amount of distance and through any amount of time either forward or backward,” Kazuya said.
“Where have you heard about that?” Gogetta asked, still impressed by the man’s knowledge to this day.
“You know the Bermuda Triangle on Earth? All of the ships that just disappear, never to be heard from again? Wormholes my friend, wormholes,” Kazuya answered.
“How do you know what they are?” Samson asked.
“Because it was the Mishima conglomerate that was responsible for making the wormholes in the first place. My grandfather Jinpachi Mishima created the first Wormhole weapons. He thought they’d be of unmatched value in warfare. Of course, my father took over, and all of Jinpachi’s experiments were put aside,” Kazuya answered.
“Amazing…” Gogetta said, eyes fixed on the ground.
“Wait, that reminds me…I thought all the Oracles had to be like…right next to each other to unleash the full potential of their power. That would have been necessary to defeat Ganon when he invaded. But you said Farore was in Koholint island, so…how does that work?” Jet asked.
“At the time, Farore lived and worked in the Great Maku tree,” Nayru answered.
“The Great Maku tree? Like the Deku tree was in Hyrule? An all knowing all powerful spirit?” Jet asked.
“Yes,” Nayru answered.
“Then let’s go see him! He’ll know what to do!” Jet asked.
“To begin with, he is a her, and second off, no one has made it past the cave to see her lately. All who enter the Maku tree Pass come running back out the entrance, wounded to a near fatal point,” Ralph said.
“Fine. Then we’ll go to see her. Do we look like the type to get wounded and run out any entrances?” Link II asked, a smirk on his face.
“You are either suicidal…or stupid,” Ralph said. The team headed toward Lynna City once more, speaking no more words, focusing only on the task ahead.
In the middle of Lynna City was the wooden barrier reinforced with metal. The thin wall the only obstruction keeping them from the Great Maku tree. Directly to the left of the gate however, was a black cave cut into the wall of stone. This was the Maku tree Pass. Quite apparently in the recent days this area had been overrun with some sort of danger, although the ones who escaped spoke not of it, almost as if they were paralyzed by an unnatural fear.
“So…this is it huh?” Jin asked, cracking his neck.
“Don’t shrug it off so lightly, the best soldiers in Queen Ambi’s army came running from this cave, screaming like children who had just seen a Ghini,” Ralph said in a slightly annoyed tone.
“We don’t doubt it. But that’s the difference between us and them. We don’t run. Ghinis run from us. Us damnit!” Captain Falcon said, his gloved fist raised in the air proudly.
“Was anyone else moved by that speech? No? Damn…work on it some more, Falcon, it’ll come to ya’. In the meantime, why don’t we see for ourselves just what’s in the big spooky cave,” Lord Deimos suggested, unsheathing his All-Seeing blade and readying the Mace of Tannis in his other hand.
“Tch, fine,” Captain Falcon said sarcastically, removing the safety from his pistol. The rest of the team followed, readying their weapons and heading into the cave. The interior was much unchanged from the time Link had first entered so many years ago. The ground was still covered with stones and dirt and broken glass, and it was still dark as night. To the east there was a door of stone, which Lord Deimos promptly opened, and the team slowly filed through. The room they entered was similar to the last except there were now four doors, one on either wall.
“Any ideas Nayru?” Akullodorf asked.
“No…I’m afraid I’m as lost as the rest of you,” Nayru answered in a low tone.
“Okay, that settles it. Let’s just turn around right now. The Oracle doesn’t even know where we’re going,” Ogre said in a hopeless voice.
“No…when in doubt…head north,” Jet said.
“Where did you get something stupid like that?” Roy asked.
“I figure the northern star always leads people home, so maybe the northern door will lead us to the Maku tree?” Jet answered.
“You’re the leader,” Roy said.
“North it is,” Jet confirmed, walking forward. A torch suddenly fell from the ceiling, lit ablaze, casting the room in a light. Dark voices were heard, and out from the three doors came six armored Darknuts each, massive jagged toothed blades in one hand, lit Maku sticks in the other.
“This is gonna be a toughie,” Shinota said with a sigh.
“Let’s do it,” Goku said. And with that, the team ran forward. The first Darknut reared his blade back, then delivered a massive vertical slash. Marth and Trunks just barely leapt out of the way of the large sword, then delivered attacks of their own. Trunks charged his blade full of saiya-jin power, thrusting his blade upward in a diagonal fashion. The breastplate of the demonic knight fell to the ground in two pieces and burst into a cloud of purple smoke. Marth attacked now, moving his blade in five swift arcs, then turning away from the creature. Within seconds, the Darknut’s torso was separated from its head, legs, and arms, the bloody body parts all bursting into green flame.
“Kame Hame Ha!!!” Goku yelled, blasting the next two Darknut with the powerful Ki attack. Their armor was instantly blown away, and Samus quickly dispatched them with her Plasma beam, the burning carcasses falling to the floor then combusting in regular fashion. Angered, the remaining three Darknuts from the western door began to march forward, rearing their blades back and slicing to the left in exact time to each other. The executioner, Yoshimitsu, and Samson were immediately on the ground, bleeding.
“Mystic Ice Attack!!!” Kafei yelled, freezing the three Darknuts.
“Mystic Fire Attack!!!” Shinota yelled, firing at the same three Darknuts, the ice melting as their dead forms fell to the ground and exploded.
“Heh, six down, twelve to go,” Dregan noted.
“I think the odds are in our favor,” Ganondorf said, running forward to the next six. He charged the energy of the Triforce of Power into his mighty sword, decapitating one and greatly wounding a second. Zelda finished the job, launching needles into the Darknut’s chest.
Dregan and the executioner stepped forward, launching decapitated heads and lost souls at the Darknuts, killing two more. Angered, one of the last Darknuts launched his blade with full force. It flew through the air quickly, piercing the chest of Dregan. The zombie pushed the hilt the rest of the way through his chest.
“That’s incredibly annoying,” he said with a smirk. Roy dashed forward, slicing the throats of the last two Darknuts from the eastern door. They were close now. Six Darknuts left to defeat. Akullodorf ran at the six Darknuts, each clad in red armor, signifying their rank in the armor; the highest. He slashed at one, the Darknut raising its fist, the blade just barely scathing its hand. He backed away, stabbing at the third, the blade penetrating the armor, blue blood spilling onto the ground. The Darknut angrily grabbed onto the blade, determined to keep the Gerudo from piercing his flesh any more. Akullodorf pushed with all of his might, and angrily the Darknut let go of the blade. Akullodorf pushed it through the knight’s chest, but it retaliated, pummeling the Gerudo king’s arm hard, cracking the bone. Akullodorf just barely retrieved his blade before the first Darknut he had wounded grabbed him and flung him against a nearby wall.
Kazuya and Jin now ran ahead. Kazuya delivered a roundhouse kick to the first Darknut, but the knight caught his leg, lifting him into the air then slamming him down, his leg cracking from the pressure. He stood slowly, in extreme pain, then let out a punch. The Darknut blocked the attack and countered with a heavy blow to Kazuya’s head. He hit the ground yet again and struggled to his feet again, now bleeding from the forehead, his sunglasses broken. The Darknut laughed menacingly.
“Heh heh heh heh….you think that’s funny eh?” Kazuya asked.
“Kweh heh heh heh,” the Darknut roared out in response.
“Hahahaha, you think that’s funny eh?” Kazuya asked once more.
“Yento, yento, ha ha ha,” the Darknut answered, still laughing.
“Heh heh heh….hilarious!” Kazuya screamed, kneeing the Darknut in the chest with such force that he dented the knight’s breastplate. The Darknut lurched forward in surprise gasping for breath. Kazuya quickly got the creature in a headlock, then with a single motion, snapped its neck.
“Pathetic moron,” Kazuya said, his eyes shining a dim yellow color. Jin kicked the next Darknut in the face several times, then aimed a chop at its neck. The Darknut caught Jin’s fist, cracking his arm and then punching him in the face. He backed away several feet then started running toward the Darknut, screaming in an inhumanly dark tone. He ran his head into the Darknut, knocking the knight back against the stone wall.
“Take your shot!!!” Jin yelled in a demonic tone. Instantly Captain Falcon, Samus, and Goku were on the Darknut, blasting it with everything they had. In second its dead form fell to the ground, broken off sections of wall crumbling overtop the corpse.
“Well? Who’s next?!” Kazuya yelled. The Darknuts looked at each other for a few seconds, then ran toward the Triforce Team, yelling angrily. The third Darknut in line ran at Ralph, who stepped to the side and impaled the already dying knight upon his blade. Impa sliced the throat of the next, Nayru finishing the job by stabbing the knight in the chest. The final Darknut backed against the wall, eyeing all of his opponents and trying to map out the most intelligent course of action.
“Tetraforce Power!!!!” Jet yelled, pummeling the knight with his golden light, the energy of the sacred triangle piercing the creature’s armor and flesh. It fell to the ground, burning hole in its chest, bursting into flame without another grunt.
“Well, at the very least…this grants us some light. That’s eighteen torches we have, so uh…eighteen people, come and get ‘em,” Jet instructed before heading into the northern door.
On the other side of the door they saw what they were searching for: a cave exit. The team walked forward quickly, eager to seek the counsel of the Maku tree. They reached the middle of the room and were again stopped however. A dim light shone from the top of the room and slowly descended, growing darker as it traveled, until it became engulfed in black, and only shone around the very edges. A cold voice entered the heads of everyone standing in the room in this moment.
“Why are you here?” it asked.
“We need to see the Great Maku tree,” Jet answered aloud.
“This place no longer belongs to the tree, foolish Earthling. It belongs to us,” the voice answered.
“And just…what are you?” Jet asked.
“That is none of your business,” the voice answered.
“You! You committed the murders didn’t you?!” Jet asked, unsheathing his blade and pointing it toward the light.
“Ha ha ha….you must know how ridiculous you look pointing a sword at a beam of light,” the voice roared out happily.
“Answer me!” Jet yelled.
“You are not in the position to give us questions mortal,” the voice said in a calm yet obviously angered tone.
“…” Jet was silent, trying to piece anything together in his head to no avail.
“But to answer your question so you don’t die from thinking too hard…we would not waste our energy meddling in such…mortal affairs as death. It is so far beyond us,” the voice answered.
“We need to see the Maku tree,” Jet said again in a stern tone.
“I don’t care. I told you, this place no longer belongs to that tree. It is ours,” the voice answered.
“What do you need this place for anyway?” Jet asked.
“To gain strength. Many have died here…we feed off their lingering spirits…just as we will feed off of yours,” the voice answered. And just as soon as the dark voice had finished speaking, the shadow’s physical form was made apparent: it was a ball of Dark Matter. The entire Triforce Team instantly bolted toward the cave at the opposite end of the room, the Dark Matter tentacles bursting forth from the sphere of shadow, grabbing and clawing at the team members, tearing their clothing and skin aside, piercing their flesh and tripping or flinging them around. They all continued to run however, and after much toil and hardship, they all made it out of the cave, confused, hurt, and tired.
The entire team was instantly overcome by a feeling of dread, and sorrow when they saw what awaited them in the Maku tree’s clearing. The once peaceful calm tree was now diseased, the bark stained black, gnarled branches reaching outward. Evil voices cried out from inside the tree, demonic and dark in sound, deep in tone.
“Get out of here, or you will die….!” The Maku tree cried out in several different voices, branches and roots lashing out at the team members. Samson speared one of the roots down, black blood spilling from the tree, the dark voice crying out in agony.
“We can’t just leave you like this!” Ralph protested.
“Correct! Kill me!” the Maku tree yelled, for a moment returning to its soft, caring voice.
“But we-,” Ralph protested.
“Just do it! We don’t have time to argue! She’ll destroy Lynna City otherwise!” Jet yelled.
“Mystic Fire Attack!!!” Shinota yelled, blasting the tree with the flaming energy. The tree was lit ablaze, and the cries of pain and agony were loud, an odd green smoke rising into the air.
“Follow….the…….ship,” the Maku tree said with its dying breath. The gate opened, and the team headed out quickly, relieved to have made it out of the cave alive.
“What….now?” Yoshimitsu asked.
“Now…we head for the sea. Apparently that pirate ship belonged to our murderer…and if I know anything about important figures, its next target will be King Zora of the Water realm,” Jet said.
“But that ship is half way across the ocean, we’d need a motorboat to catch up,” Jin said hopelessly.
“I may know someone who can help us out with that…..come on!” Ralph said, running quickly out of the city. The team followed.
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